Early Careers Recruitment Senior Specialist – UK & EMEA

Are you passionate about finding and supporting the next generation of talent? Do you want to play a key role in shaping Aon’s Early Careers programmes across the UK and EMEA?

This is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work both virtually and from our Kraków office.

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

As an Early Careers Recruitment Senior Specialist, you will be a key member of our award-winning UK & EMEA Early Careers team, supporting the attraction, selection and onboarding of Graduates, Interns and Apprentices. You will work closely with Early Careers Business Partners, Talent Development and wider HR teams to deliver a seamless and engaging candidate experience.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing the Early Careers shared inboxes, ensuring queries from applicants and colleagues are acknowledged, categorised and responded to in a timely and professional way.

• Supporting the planning, organisation and delivery of attraction events and pre-onboarding activities, including bookings, invitations, logistics and expenses.

• Coordinating Assessment Centres and final interviews, including candidate and assessor communications, room and Teams bookings, reasonable adjustments and post-event follow-up (offers, feedback, rejections and expenses).

• Supporting Early Careers development initiatives, such as the Work Insight Programme and Graduate/Intern/Apprentice development programmes, through logistics, communications and tracking of participation and feedback.

• Managing requisitions, postings and candidate pipelines in our applicant tracking system (iCIMS) and Workday, producing regular pipeline reports and ensuring a smooth onboarding experience, including ID and background checks.

How this opportunity is different

This role sits at the heart of Aon’s Early Careers strategy in the UK & EMEA. You will:

• Help shape the experience of hundreds of Early Careers candidates every year, from first contact through to onboarding and early development.

• Work closely with Early Careers Recruitment Business Partners and Talent Development colleagues, gaining broad exposure to both recruitment and early careers learning programmes.

• Play a visible role in ensuring our Graduate, Intern and Apprentice programmes run smoothly across multiple locations, contributing directly to how we attract and develop future talent for Aon.

• Join a collaborative, high-performing team where your ideas to improve processes, candidate experience and ways of working will be welcomed and supported.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, with experience managing multiple tasks and deadlines.

• Previous recruitment experience, ideally within Early Careers, and confidence using applicant tracking systems, job boards and recruitment tools.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English (C1 level or equivalent), with the ability to build positive relationships with candidates and colleagues.

• Experience using Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with tools such as Microsoft Copilot would be an advantage.

• A results-oriented approach, with a solid understanding of talent acquisition practices and a track record of maintaining candidate pipelines for current and future hiring needs.

• An additional European language (such as French, Italian or German) would be beneficial.

If you’re excited by the opportunity to help shape early careers talent across the UK and EMEA, we’d love to hear from you.

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